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An art form comes of age: the transformation and evolution of animation is celebrated in Annecy The Annecy International Animation Film Festival, which runs from June 8 to 14, celebrates the 30th anniversary of Pixar’s “Toy Story.” Held in the French city of Annecy, the festival celebrates artistic, business and technological changes, including developments in AI.

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Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival unveils plans for a Cité du Court centre for emerging talent The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, known as the world’s leading short film festival, has unveiled plans to build the Cité du Court, a hub for emerging talent.

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Rio Filme from Rio and the Brazilian federal government announce a $23 million stimulus package for the production and distribution of films and TV programs. RioFilme’s Leonardo Edde announced a R$131 million ($23 million) stimulus package for film and TV production and distribution during Rio2C. Brazil’s federal fund is contributing R$100 million, while Rio’s city government is providing the remaining R$31 million.

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The majority of European TV and SVoD adaptations are based on local works, a report from the European Audiovisual Observatory finds A report from the European Audiovisual Observatory has found that 88% of European TV and SVoD fiction adaptations are based on local works. Books are the main source for these adaptations, with detective and crime novels being the most popular genres.

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Cannes 2025: The Winners Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival for his film "It Was Just an Accident". Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne won the Best Screenplay award for "Jeunes mères".

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Spain presents €1.7 billion investment plan for audiovisual sector Spain has unveiled a €1.7 billion investment plan to boost the local audiovisual industry and attract international investment during the Marché du Film in Cannes. The plan includes new financial instruments and aims to achieve a turnover of €713 million by 2026.

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Palme d'Or in Cannes for Iranian director arrested for films Iranian director Jafar Panahi has won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his film "Un Simple Accident." The film tells the story of an Iranian man who seeks revenge for torture in prison, but accidentally kidnaps the wrong person.
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Belgium

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Young Flemish film talent to Palm Springs The short fiction film "Shutterspeed", directed by Jasper De Maeseneer, will have its world premiere in Palm Springs. The film, a master project by De Maeseneer at RITCS School of Arts, follows 15-year-old Cas who seeks connection during a school trip to the sea.

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New writing talents selected for second edition of Streamz Academy Streamz Academy has selected seven new screenwriters, including three duos, to participate in their development program for the second edition. Ultimately, one concept will be realized as a Streamz Original.

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Screen Flanders supports 7 projects with two million euros Screen Flanders is supporting seven projects with two million euros, including the mini-series "Die Flut" (The Flood) by Nikolaus Stein Von Kamienski. This series is about four young people who are affected by the flooding in the German Ahr valley in 2021.

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Don't Take It Personally invited to FIDMarseille Filmmaker Jelena Jureša's film "Don't Take It Personally" has been invited to FIDMarseille. The film concert addresses themes such as historical denial and collective violence, and critiques capitalism and greed.
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Netherlands

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Annecy: Swarms directors Janneke Swinkels and Tim Frijsinger Dutch filmmakers Janneke Swinkels and Tim Frijsinger have completed their stop-motion animation film 'Zwermen' after ten years. The film, which will premiere at the Annecy Festival, tells the story of an elderly Piet who is transformed into a bird.

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Annecy Graduation Competition: Interview with Directors Three Dutch short animation films by emerging talents, directed by Husam Zakaraya, Leticia van Neerven and Naomi Noir, have been selected for the Graduation Competition at the Annecy Animation Festival.

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Four teams selected for TalentScope The Film Fund has selected four teams for TalentScope, an intensive coaching trajectory for film project development. The teams will receive workshops from TorinoFilmLab, ACE Producers and FilmForward, and will conclude the trajectory during the 76th Berlinale.

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Call Film Fund Wildcards 2025 This year, the Netherlands Film Fund is awarding the Film Fund Wildcards for the 18th time, with a budget of €53,000 for winners to start their own film project. Additional budgets for coaching and production are also available.
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Rio Filme from Rio and the Brazilian federal government announce a $23 million stimulus package for the production and distribution of films and TV programs.

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Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival unveils plans for a Cité du Court centre for emerging talent

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The majority of European TV and SVoD adaptations are based on local works, a report from the European Audiovisual Observatory finds

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